Liu Jigang is upright, and his righteousness has won the praise of the people. During his five years as an official, the principle of handling local affairs is "strict and benevolent", and he can be sympathetic to the people's feelings, but he will not condone illegal acts; For adultery and ambush, it is not to avoid power. Therefore, he was loved by the local people, but because of his integrity, the local gentry hated him to the core, and always wanted to find trouble to frame him. [4]

The career is difficult

After resigning, Liu Ji returned to Qingtian, and in the third year of Zheng (1343), the imperial court recruited him to serve as the deputy promotion of Confucianism in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and concurrently served as the provincial examiner. Later, because of the report and supervision of the imperial history, he could not get the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and gave him many reproaches, so he had to resign in a letter for about a year. [5]

Retreat

In the sixth year of Zhizheng (1346), Liu Ji accepted the invitation of his friend Ouyang Su and came to Dantu with Ouyang Su, and lived in Jiaoxi Bookstore near Ouyang Su's home, and lived a semi-secluded life. To teach the children in the village to read to make a living, and occasionally with friends such as Yue Yuyan and Tao Kai.

In the eighth year of Zhizheng (1348), Liu Ji ended his semi-secluded life in Dantu for about two years and joined the crowd again. He came to live in Hangzhou, and his wife gave birth to a son for him, Liu Lian. During his four years in Hangzhou, he corresponded with scholars from outside the country, such as the Venerable Master Zhuchuan and the Venerable Master Zhaoxuan, and also made harmony with the poetry and literature of scribes such as Liu Xianren, Zheng Shiting, Xiong Wenyan, and Yue Hunan.

In July of the twelfth year of Zhizheng (1352), Xu Shouhui captured Hangzhou, and before the capture of Hangzhou, Liu Ji returned to his hometown with his family. Soon after returning to his hometown, an official letter came from the imperial court. The imperial court appointed him as the capital of the Marshal of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, and his main task was to help the local government pacify the thieves in eastern Zhejiang, especially Fang Guozhen. Yuan Zuo Cheng Timur Timur wanted to recruit An Fang Guozhen, Liu Ji thought that the Fang brothers were the first offenders, and they could not be punished. Fang Guozhen bribed the government heavily, and was finally recruited and given an official position, but instead condemned Liu Ji for being good at prestige. Liu Ji resigned in anger to show his dissatisfaction with the corruption and stupidity of the Yuan Dynasty.

Help Ming to open the country

To the twenty

Liu ji

Liu ji

In 1360, he was invited by Zhu Yuanzhang to Yingtian (now Nanjing) and appointed him as a minister. Assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to concentrate his forces to destroy Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and other forces. Liu Bowen also suggested that Zhu on the one hand break away from the "Little Ming King" Han Lin'er to stand on his own, but on the other hand, he used the "Great Ming" as the national name to attract the hearts of the world's righteous teachers.

At this time, Chen Youliang captured Taiping (now Dangtu County, Anhui), intending to go east, and his momentum was very arrogant. Some of the generals under Zhu Yuanzhang's account persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender, and some thought that it was necessary to avoid his edge and then defend Nanjing (Nanjing was called Zhongshan at that time). Zhu Yuanzhang was still undecided, and Liu Ji was silent. Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he had his own insight, so he summoned him into the inner room to make decisions with him, and Liu Ji thought that anyone who surrendered or discussed escape should be punished so as not to disturb the morale of the army. Liu Ji believes that Chen Youliang is arrogant and empty-eyed, and does not take us seriously at all, and we should take advantage of the opportunity when he is arrogant and complacent and does not listen to different opinions to lure the enemy into an ambush and inflict heavy losses on him in one fell swoop, so as to extinguish his sharp spirit. Liu Ji said: "After the way of heaven, the one who lifts wins, I wait for work, why not be in trouble, if you pour the treasury, open to sincerity, to strengthen the hearts of the people, ambush the soldiers to fight it, win the victory, in order to become the king's industry, in this move also." It was at the critical juncture when Wu was founded, everything was waiting to be prospered, and he was suddenly confronted with a strong enemy and different internal views, Liu Ji said a few words, cleared the fog, broke through the situation, agreed on decisions, united people's hearts, and forged ahead for the completion of the royal business.

In the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng (1367), he participated in the formulation of Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy for destroying the Yuan Dynasty and was realized. He has participated in military aircraft for eight years and planned the overall situation. [5]

Persuade you to buy goodness

In the first year of Wu (1367), Zhu Yuanzhang took Liu Ji as the Taishi Order, and Liu Ji presented the "Wushen Great Unification Calendar". The glowing star appeared in the heart position, indicating that there was a military disaster, and Liu Ji asked Zhu Yuanzhang to issue an edict against himself. The weather was dry, Liu Ji asked to deal with the long-accumulated unjust case, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered Liu Ji to rehabilitate, and heavy rain fell from the sky. Liu Ji seized the opportunity to ask for the establishment of a legal system to prevent indiscriminate killings. Zhu Yuanzhang was about to execute the prisoner at this time, Liu Ji asked what the reason was, and Zhu Yuanzhang told him about his dream. Liu Ji said: "This is an auspicious sign for gaining territory and people, so we should stop the execution and wait." Three days later, Haining surrendered, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, so he handed over all the prisoners to Liu Ji for release. In the twenty-seventh year of Yuan Zhizheng (1368), the emperor was on the throne, and the capital was Yingtian (now Nanjing City), and the country name was Daming. The Ming Dynasty was formally established, and Liu Ji was awarded the title of Imperial History and Taishi Ling. [5]

Strict law and discipline

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LIU Ji[2]

After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, Liu Ji played the formulation of the Military Health Law. When the state tax grain was determined, it was modeled after the Song Dynasty system of adding five per mu, except for Qingtian County, Taizu said: "Let Liu Bowen's hometown pass on this matter to a beautiful talk from generation to generation." "When Taizu toured Bianliang, Liu Ji stayed in the capital with Li Shanchang, the prime minister of Zuo. Liu Ji thought that the Song and Yuan dynasties were too lenient and lost the world, so they should rectify the discipline, so he ordered the imperial history to report and impeach, without any scruples, and the guards, eunuchs, and attendants, all who made mistakes, all played the crown prince and punished according to law, so everyone was afraid of Liu Ji's majesty. Li Bin, the governor of Zhongshu Province, was punished for greedy for personal gain and conniving at his subordinates, Li Shanchang has always favored Li Bin privately, so he asked for leniency, Liu Ji did not listen, and sent someone to ride a horse to report to Taizu, and when it was approved, Liu Ji beheaded Li Bin when he prayed for rain. Because of this incident, Liu Ji and Li Shanchang began to have a discord. After Taizu returned to Beijing, Li Shanchang complained to Taizu, saying that Liu Ji killed people under the altar soil, which was disrespectful. Those who usually resented Liu Ji also framed Liu Ji one after another. At that time, it was a drought, and Taizu asked the ministers to express their opinions, and Liu Ji said: "For the deceased, all their wives moved to live in other camps, a total of tens of thousands of people, which caused the yin qi to be depressed. After the death of the craftsman, the rotting corpses and bones were exposed, and the surrendered Wu generals were all incorporated into the military household, which was enough to coordinate the qi of yin and yang. Taizu took his advice, but after ten days there was still no rain, so he became angry. At this time, it happened that Liu Ji's wife died, so Liu Ji asked to leave and return to his hometown. Taizu is building the central capital, and is actively preparing to eliminate the expansion. Liu Jilin walked up to the recital and said: "Although Fengyang is the emperor's hometown, it is not suitable as a place to build a capital. Wang Baobao should not be taken lightly. Soon after, the Battle of Dingxi was lost, and he fled to the desert, where he has been a border hazard ever since. In the winter of this year, Taizu personally issued an edict, describing Liu Ji's conquest achievements, summoning him to Beijing, rewarding him very much, posthumously gifting Liu Ji's grandfather and father as the Duke of Yongjia County, and repeatedly wanted to give Liu Ji a knight, but Liu Ji did not accept it. [5]